Nice chair by GamFratesi for Poltrona Frau
Dezeen Showroom: design duo GamFratesi created the compact Nice chair for Italian brand Poltrona Frau, which is designed for maximum comfort. Read more
SO-IL and FREAKS extend glass museum in France with sweeping public plaza
New York office SO-IL and Parisian studio FREAKS have completed the renovation and extension of an 18th-century glass factory in France, adding a sweeping concrete plaza that unites a series of cultural spaces. Read more
Deconstructivism « killed off postmodernism » says Peter Eisenman
The legacy of deconstructivism was the death of postmodernism, says US architect Peter Eisenman in this exclusive interview as part of our series investigating the 20th-century style. Read more
Tradition and playfulness meet in Departures collection of Jordanian design
A vase that echoes the colours of Petra and a hot pink piggy bank shaped like a squeezed balloon are among the objects in the Departures collection of Jordanian collectible designs from gallery Adorno. Read more
Urselmann Interior renovates own office using recycled and biodegradable materials
Düsseldorf studio Urselmann Interior has renovated its own office interiors using biodegradable, recycled or upcycled materials, including glueless joinery and a cellulose-based wall cladding. Read more
Thom Browne holds « teddy talk » for toy-inspired Autumn Winter 2022 collection
American fashion designer Thom Browne’s Autumn Winter 2022 show in New York City was an ode to toys and featured sculptural tailoring and an audience of 500 teddy bears. Read more
OMA to transform derelict bakery in Detroit into gallery and artist studios
The New York office of Dutch architecture studio OMA has revealed plans to turn a commercial bakery in Detroit into a mixed-use art and education facility named Lantern. Read more
Park Slope condo becomes New York City’s « largest mass-timber building »
Local studio Mesh Architectures has completed Timber House, a condominium in Brooklyn that developer The Brooklyn Home Company claims is « the largest mass timber building in New York City. » Read more
Gridded facade defines car-free IKEA store in Vienna by Querkraft Architekten
A gridded facade dotted with trees animates the inner-city IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof store, which local studio Querkraft Architekten has deliberately designed without parking spaces. Read more
Coop Himmelb(l)au’s Falkestrasse rooftop « broke every rule »
Austrian studio Coop Himmelb(l)au‘s rooftop extension on Falkestrasse in Vienna was one of the earliest completed deconstructionist buildings. Continuing our series reinvestigating the style, we look at the dramatic loft conversion. Read more
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